The three children in this work are really multiple aspects of one child who represents all of us. They refer to the concept of the three-part self in the Huna religion of Hawaii, which is similar to the three aspects of the self in Freudian psychology. There is the lower impulsive self, seen in darkness, that corresponds to the id, the middle self seen in color, which approximates the ego, and a higher self seen as golden light that resembles the superego, except it is more empowering than restrictive. The Hunas believe that only when the lower self is free of guilt, can the middle self contact the higher self to effect changes in the physical world. The title, Confluence of Traditions, refers to the many ethnic traditions evident in this work: a Native American headdress, a Tibetan skirt, and a Kabalistic necklace, showing the sephiroth or energy centers. All these traditions blend into one artwork as our diverse humanity is basically one whole.